SOLUTION: A magazine ad states that 4 out of 7 doctors recommend floss. If 1400 doctors were surveyed, how many doctors recommend floss?

Question 900014: A magazine ad states that 4 out of 7 doctors recommend floss. If 1400 doctors were surveyed, how many doctors recommend floss?
Found 2 solutions by ewatrrr, Alan3354:
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
= 800 Doctors recommend floss
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Not too long ago, a majority of doctors recommended Camel cigarettes.
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Here's a question:
What do you call a person who goes thru Med school, squeaks by for years, graduates at the bottom of the class?
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You call him/her "Doctor"

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